alignment - poloha, postavení (vůči něčemu)
BrE
/ə'laɪnmənt/
AmE
/ə'laɪnmənt/

noun - an arrangement in which something is in relation to something else or to its typical position

 
assert - dožadovat se (nároku, práva, ap.)
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to insist that you have the right to something

 
assert - prosazovat se, uplatnit se
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to behave in a determined and confident way, to show that you have authority

 
assert - prohlašovat, tvrdit
BrE
/ə'sɜ:t/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt/

verb, formal - to state that something is certainly true

breadwinner
breadwinner - živitel rodiny, živitelka rodiny
BrE
/'bredˌwɪnə/
AmE
/'bredˌwɪnər/

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

 
get hold of - dostat do ruky, zmocnit se, uchopit
BrE
/ˌget'həʊld əv/
AmE
/ˌget'hoʊld əv/

verb - to manage to get something

hold
hold - držení, sevření
BrE
/'həʊld/
AmE
/'hoʊld/

noun - the act of keeping something in your hand, the act of gripping or squeezing something

hiss
hiss - syčení, zasyčení, sykot
BrE
/'hɪs/
AmE
/'hɪs/

noun - the sound like the letter S

heat up
heat up - rozehřát, zahřát
BrE
/ˌhi:t 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌhi:t 'ʌp/

verb - to make something warm or hot

 
cut out - vystřihnout, vyříznout
BrE
/ˌkʌt'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌkʌt'aʊt/

verb - to remove something from something else using scissors or a knife

 
tight-fisted - lakomý, skoupý
BrE
/ˌtaɪt 'fɪstɪd/
AmE
/ˌtaɪt 'fɪstɪd/

adjective, informal - unwilling to spend or give money

 
city centre - centrum, střed města
BrE
/ˌsɪti 'sentə/
AmE
/ˌsɪt̬i 'sentər/

noun, British English - the main business area of a city

 
come along - dělej!, pohni si!
BrE
/'kʌm ə'lɒŋ/
AmE
/'kʌm ə'laɔ:ŋ/

verb, British English - used to tell someone to hurry, or to try harder

 
come along - přijít také
BrE
/'kʌm ə'lɒŋ/
AmE
/'kʌm ə'lɔ:ŋ/

verb - to go somewhere with someone

dump
dump - skládka
BrE
/'dʌmp/
AmE
/'dʌmp/

noun - a place where rubbish or waste is left, usually outside a town